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SHEIKDOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sheikdom mean?
• SHEIKDOM (noun)
The noun SHEIKDOM has 1 sense:
1. the domain ruled by a sheik
Familiarity information: SHEIKDOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The domain ruled by a sheik
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
sheikdom; sheikhdom
Hypernyms ("sheikdom" is a kind of...):
demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)
Derivation:
sheik (the leader of an Arab village or family)
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